Çat weather in February

In February, Çat sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 83 mm of precipitation across 11 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Çat's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Çat's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -2°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: -10°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 83 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:17 AM – 4:44 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 3.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Çat is district of Erzurum, eastern Turkey.

Density: 11/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1954

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -0°C by the end.

A typical February day in Çat reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 4°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0
Avg low (°C)	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-11
2	-4	-11
3	-4	-11
4	-3	-11
5	-3	-11
6	-3	-11
7	-3	-11
8	-3	-11
9	-3	-11
10	-3	-11
11	-3	-10
12	-3	-10
13	-3	-10
14	-2	-10
15	-2	-10
16	-2	-10
17	-2	-10
18	-2	-9
19	-2	-9
20	-1	-9
21	-1	-9
22	-1	-9
23	-1	-8
24	-1	-8
25	-1	-8
26	0	-8
27	0	-8
28	0	-8

How February really feels in Çat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Çat weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-4° / -12°	81	10.4	11.6	9.5	0.0
Feb	-2° / -10°	83	11	11.9	10.4	0.0
Mar	2° / -6°	117	14.3	14	11.7	0.0
Apr	7° / -2°	119	16.1	10.5	13	0.7
May	14° / 2°	129	19.6	2.6	14.1	3.2
Jun	20° / 7°	68	11.8	0	14.7	6.3
Jul	24° / 10°	43	7.2	0	14.5	7.9
Aug	25° / 10°	30	5.7	0	13.6	8.3
Sep	20° / 6°	31	5.5	0.1	12.3	7.5
Oct	13° / 2°	71	11.1	2	10.9	3.8
Nov	5° / -5°	74	8.4	7.5	9.8	0.3
Dec	-2° / -10°	81	10.1	11.3	9.3	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	43	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	44	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	45
Cloudier (%)	57	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	57	57	56	56	56	56	56	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Çat gets around 83 mm of rain and snow over 11 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43
Snow chance (%)	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	43
2	39	43
3	39	43
4	38	43
5	38	42
6	38	42
7	37	41
8	37	41
9	37	41
10	37	41
11	38	41
12	38	41
13	38	41
14	39	42
15	39	42
16	40	42
17	40	43
18	41	43
19	41	43
20	41	44
21	42	44
22	42	44
23	42	44
24	42	45
25	43	45
26	43	45
27	43	45
28	43	45

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 4:28 PM to 4:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00
Sunset (PM)	4:28	4:29	4:30	4:31	4:33	4:34	4:35	4:36	4:37	4:38	4:40	4:41	4:42	4:43	4:44	4:45	4:46	4:48	4:49	4:50	4:51	4:52	4:53	4:54	4:56	4:57	4:58	4:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	6:31	4:28
2	10.0	6:31	4:29
3	10.0	6:30	4:30
4	10.0	6:29	4:31
5	10.1	6:28	4:33
6	10.1	6:27	4:34
7	10.1	6:26	4:35
8	10.2	6:25	4:36
9	10.2	6:24	4:37
10	10.3	6:23	4:38
11	10.3	6:22	4:40
12	10.3	6:21	4:41
13	10.4	6:20	4:42
14	10.4	6:18	4:43
15	10.4	6:17	4:44
16	10.5	6:16	4:45
17	10.5	6:15	4:46
18	10.6	6:14	4:48
19	10.6	6:12	4:49
20	10.6	6:11	4:50
21	10.7	6:10	4:51
22	10.7	6:08	4:52
23	10.8	6:07	4:53
24	10.8	6:06	4:54
25	10.9	6:04	4:56
26	10.9	6:03	4:57
27	10.9	6:02	4:58
28	11.0	6:00	4:59

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.0	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Çat?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Çat.

What to pack for Çat in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Çat sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Çat in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Çat peaks around August 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	4	7	8	11	10	11	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Çat in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Çat is worst in May — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	9	12	16	20	20	17	12	12	12	14	11	9
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	12	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	17	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	9	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Çat?

Çat sits at 39.6°N, 41.0°E, 1,894 m above sea level, in Turkey. The nearest listed city is Aşkale, 42 km away.

Topography around Çat

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Çat.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Çat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 1,933 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,391 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,205 m.

The land around Çat is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (88%) within 16 km, and grassland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km

196 m

grassland 51%

16 km

1,391 m

grassland 88%

80 km

2,205 m

grassland 84%

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← January Çat year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Aşkale 42 km · Erzurum 43 km · Varto 64 km · Hınıs 68 km · Solhan 72 km · Pasinler 73 km · Bingöl 90 km · Bayburt 96 km

Turkey travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / F; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 41% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $18,599; 2025
Happiness: 5.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 3.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 6.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 488
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Çat (39.6064°, 40.9684°, elevation 1,894 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-11
2	-4	-11
3	-4	-11
4	-3	-11
5	-3	-11
6	-3	-11
7	-3	-11
8	-3	-11
9	-3	-11
10	-3	-11
11	-3	-10
12	-3	-10
13	-3	-10
14	-2	-10
15	-2	-10
16	-2	-10
17	-2	-10
18	-2	-9
19	-2	-9
20	-1	-9
21	-1	-9
22	-1	-9
23	-1	-8
24	-1	-8
25	-1	-8
26	0	-8
27	0	-8
28	0	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	43
2	39	43
3	39	43
4	38	43
5	38	42
6	38	42
7	37	41
8	37	41
9	37	41
10	37	41
11	38	41
12	38	41
13	38	41
14	39	42
15	39	42
16	40	42
17	40	43
18	41	43
19	41	43
20	41	44
21	42	44
22	42	44
23	42	44
24	42	45
25	43	45
26	43	45
27	43	45
28	43	45

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-11
2	-4	-11
3	-4	-11
4	-3	-11
5	-3	-11
6	-3	-11
7	-3	-11
8	-3	-11
9	-3	-11
10	-3	-11
11	-3	-10
12	-3	-10
13	-3	-10
14	-2	-10
15	-2	-10
16	-2	-10
17	-2	-10
18	-2	-9
19	-2	-9
20	-1	-9
21	-1	-9
22	-1	-9
23	-1	-8
24	-1	-8
25	-1	-8
26	0	-8
27	0	-8
28	0	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	43
2	39	43
3	39	43
4	38	43
5	38	42
6	38	42
7	37	41
8	37	41
9	37	41
10	37	41
11	38	41
12	38	41
13	38	41
14	39	42
15	39	42
16	40	42
17	40	43
18	41	43
19	41	43
20	41	44
21	42	44
22	42	44
23	42	44
24	42	45
25	43	45
26	43	45
27	43	45
28	43	45

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-4	-11
2	-4	-11
3	-4	-11
4	-3	-11
5	-3	-11
6	-3	-11
7	-3	-11
8	-3	-11
9	-3	-11
10	-3	-11
11	-3	-10
12	-3	-10
13	-3	-10
14	-2	-10
15	-2	-10
16	-2	-10
17	-2	-10
18	-2	-9
19	-2	-9
20	-1	-9
21	-1	-9
22	-1	-9
23	-1	-8
24	-1	-8
25	-1	-8
26	0	-8
27	0	-8
28	0	-8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	45	55
3	45	55
4	45	55
5	45	55
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	46	54
10	45	55
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	44	56
14	45	55
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	44	56
18	44	56
19	44	56
20	44	56
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	39	43
2	39	43
3	39	43
4	38	43
5	38	42
6	38	42
7	37	41
8	37	41
9	37	41
10	37	41
11	38	41
12	38	41
13	38	41
14	39	42
15	39	42
16	40	42
17	40	43
18	41	43
19	41	43
20	41	44
21	42	44
22	42	44
23	42	44
24	42	45
25	43	45
26	43	45
27	43	45
28	43	45

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100